Research Ethics Approval Form: TESCO Diversity Management Study

This document is a completed research ethics approval form submitted by a student for a research project focused on assessing the contribution of diversity management in managing employees at an international level within TESCO. The form covers various aspects of the research, including the project title, student details, research methods (interviews, questionnaires, observations, etc.), participant recruitment and consent procedures, data storage and security measures, and a declaration of adherence to the institution's research and ethics policy. The study involves human participants, specifically employees, and addresses ethical concerns related to informed consent, participant vulnerability, confidentiality, data security, and dissemination of findings. The form details the processes for informing participants, obtaining consent (written), and ensuring their right to withdraw. Data storage is planned on USB storage and laptops, and the researcher will have access to the data. The form also acknowledges the Data Protection Act (1998) and outlines the duration of data storage. Furthermore, the form emphasizes the importance of demonstrating awareness of potential risks and ethical issues, including informed consent, sensitive topics, and data security measures. The student confirms that the information is correct and that they will abide by the institution's Research and Ethics Policy, having discussed the ethical issues with their Unit Tutor.

Research Ethics approval form
All students conducting research activity that involves human participants or the use of data collected form
human participants are required to gain ethical approval before commencing their research. Please answer all
relevant questions and note that your form may be returned if incomplete.
For further support and guidance please see your respective Unit Tutor:
Before completing this form, we advise that you discuss your proposed research fully with your unit tutor.
Please complete this form in good time before your research project is due to commence.
Section 1: Basic details:
Project title: to ascertain
contribution of diversity
management in managing
employees at international
level within TESCO
Student name:
Student ID number:
Programme:
College Name:
Intended research start date:
Intended research end date:
Section 2 Project summary
Please select all research methods that you plan to use as a part of your project:
 Interviews Yes No
 Questionnaires Yes No
 Observations Yes No
 Use of personal records Yes No
 Data Analysis Yes No
 Action Research Yes No
 Focus Groups Yes No
 Others (Please specify) :
Section 3: Participants
Please answer the following questions, giving full details where necessary.
Will your research involve human participants?
YES
Who are the participants? Tick all that apply:

Ages 12-16: Young people aged: 17-18 Adults:
How will participants be recruited (identified an approached)?

Participants will be recruited through probability sampling. 30 employees of ASDA will be
recruited from probability sampling.
Describe the processes you will use to inform participants about what you are doing:
By using written and oral communication, researcher can easily inform all information
about the research to their participants.
How will you obtain consent from participants? Will this be written? How will it be made clear to
participants that they may withdraw consent to participate at any time?
By providing accurate information to the research participants, researcher can easily
obtain consent from participants. This will be in form of written.
Studies involving questionnaires: will participants be given the option of omitting questions that do not
wish to answer?
Yes No
If no please explain why below and ensure that you cover any ethical issues arising from this
Studies involving observation: Confirm whether participants will be asked for their informed consent
to be observed.
Yes No
Will you debrief participants at the end of their participation (i.e give them a brief explanation of the
study)?
Yes No
Will participants be given information about the findings of your study?(This could be a brief summary
of your findings in general)
Yes No

Section 4: Data Storage and Security
Confirm that all personal data will be stored and processed in compliance with the Data Protection Act
(1998)
Yes No
Who will have access to the data and personal information?
Researcher

During the research: Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In USB storage and laptops
Will mobile devices such as USB storage and laptops be used
Yes No
If Yes, please provide further details:
After the research: Researcher
Where will the data be stored?
In USB storage and laptops
How long will the data and records be kept for and in what format?
May be 6 months in computer
Will data be kept for use by other researchers? Yes No
Section 5 : Ethical Issues
Are there any particular features of your proposed work, which may raise ethical concerns? If so,
please outline how you will deal with these:
It is important that you demonstrate your awareness of potential risks that may arise because of your
research. Please consider/address all issues that may apply. Ethical concerns may include, but are not
limited to the following :
 Informed consent.
 Potentially vulnerable participants.
 Sensitive topics
 Risk to participants and /or researchers
 Confidentiality/anonymity
 Disclosures/ limits to confidentiality
 Data storage and security, both during and after the research (including transfer,
sharing, encryption, protection).
 Reporting
 Dissemination and use of your findings.
Section 6: Declaration
I have read, understood and will abide by the institution’s Research and Ethics Policy: Yes
No
I have discussed the ethical issues relating to my research with my Unit Tutor:
Yes No
I confirm that to the best of my knowledge:
The above information is correct, and this is a full description of the ethical issues that may arise

in the course of my research
Name: Date:
Please submit your completed form to your supervisor and also attach to the Research Proposal
when submitting to Turnitin.